The ruling stunned many northerners. The Republicans were particularly upset because their platform in 1856 had argued that Congress held the right to ban slavery in the federal territories. Now the nation's highest court had ruled that Congress did not have this right.
The oceanic crust is made up of basalt while the continental crust is made up of granite. The oceanic crust is thinner while the continental crust is much thicker. The oceanic crust is denser than the continental crust. The continental crust has greater buoyancy than the oceanic crust.
I believe the <span>Saffir-Simpson is a way to measure the wind speed, as it is used to measure intensity of a hurricane. Hurricanes are mostly wind.</span>